Bianca Jagger facing eviction

19-10-2007 12:09

Bianca Jagger is being evicted from her New York apartment because she only has a tourist visa.The Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled the ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger - a native of Nicaragua, and a British citizen - could not have a New York address as her primary residence as she only holds a B-2 tourist visa for the US.Appeal judges reached a 3-2 decision in agreement with Katz Park Avenue Corporation - who own the rent-stabilised apartment - that Bianca's tourist status did not comply with the immigration statute's residence rules. The ruling overturned a decision made earlier this year by Justice Leland DeGrasse, and the case was sent back to DeGrasse to determine how much Bianca owes in back rent and legal fees.The 62-year-old beauty withheld rent payments and sued Katz in 2003 claiming toxic mould had made the 18th-floor apartment uninhabitable and had damaged her health.Bianca - who also has at least one residence in London's wealthy Belgravia area - had been renting the Park Avenue space for $4,614 a month and had lived there for 20 years.Her lawyer, Ryan Goldstein, branded Katz's lawsuit a "retaliation" against her suing for damages.